The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1887-07-09
News of the Week.

The tax levy in New York city for the
present year will realize more than $S4 ,00O,-
0OO
Two hundred and fifty.six deaths were re-
ported in New York on Sunday-the largest
number in any one day since 1876.
Saturday was the hottest day of the season
in New York. About 80 cases of sunstroke,
six fatal, were reported in and around that
city.
Farmers in the vicinity of the great natural
gas wells near Kokomo, Indiana, cut wheat
in their fields by the light of the gas on Mon
day night.
A mysterious disease is reported among the
horses at Clinton, Illinois. All efforts at sue
cessful treatment have failed. The disease
spread sufficiently to alarm horsemen all over
the State.
A freight train of twenty-three refrigerator
cars containing dressed beef ran off the track
near st. Thomas, Ontario, on Monday. Eft
teen of the cars were completely wrecked,
and two tramps stealing q ride were killed.
Luke P. Poland, ex-Congressman, died at
his home in Waterville, Vermont, on Satur-
day. aged II years. He was the chairman of
the Senate committee that made the white
washing report on the Credit Mobilier swindle.
The public debt statement for June shows
reduction Of SIG, S52, 725. Total cash in the
treasury, $482, ,917. During the fiscal
wear which ended on June Both, the principal
of the bonded debt of the United States de-
creased Sl27, 911 ,030.
The 1737th anniversary of Lew Bey, the
founder of Free Masonry in China, was cele-
brated by the local Chinese members in New
York on Sunday. Mott street was crowded
with nearly two thousand Cinnamon, who were
all out in holiday attire.
Col. Charles E. Lightfoot, for many years
commandant of Bethel Military Academy,
near Warrenton, Va, and brave and dash
ing officer during the late war, died very sud
denly Sunday night of apoplexy while on
visit to his mother in Culpeper.
The police in Washington have arrested
Benedict Krebs, ''crank,n who is under the
impression that the President has defrauded
him out of a vast sum of money, and who has
been threatening to kill President Cleveland
with a shotgun when he attends church.
| Krebs is held for a medical examination of
his mental condition.
Rev. W. A. Smith is the Methodist preacher
in charge of the Etowah circuit in Georgia.
| He has wife and FIVE children. His salary
| is 5000 a year. Having no horse, he walks
his circuit, frequently trudging fifteen miles
to fill an appointment. He studies his SER
mons while working in the corn, patch that
supplements his scanty salary.
At Springfield, Massachusetts,, on Saturday
morning. Halsey Gaines, aged 10 years, had
his scalp partially torn off and onearm deeply
lacerated by leopard in one Of Barnum,s
cages. The lad climbed up on the leopard's
cage, and was peering inside when the animal
tried to drag him in. He was only saved by
the efforts Of one of the trainers.
During display of fireworks at Chester,
/ MnpIav piubt thrapv
| lighted fire cracker into a wagon which con-
tanned the stock of fireworks. An explosion
| followed, and the rockets shot through the
crowd, wounding several persons, one, girl
! named Ella Van Ripper, fatally. A rocket
entered her mouth and tore away one side of
her face.
| A telegram from Atchison, Kansas, says the
closing Of the saloons in that city has cut off
| a most profitable snprcs Of revenue amounting
i to Thousands Of dollars year, and as q result
the city has not revenue enough to keep 60
| ing. On Friday the police force, with the
exception of the marshal and one officer were
suspended from duty. The Mayor also mott
| fed the fremen that their services will be dis
pensed with.
Terrific thunder storms prevailed on We'd
nesday along the lower Hudson Valley.
Trees and houses were struck by lightning,
Easements and cellars were flooded and wash
outs were reported on the West Shore and
Hudson River Railroads. The temperature
| fell % degrees at Poughkeepsie in three hours.
| The heaviest storms prevailed between that
point and Poughkeepsie, north ofPoughkeep-
sic they were light.
1t is reported from the Pension Office that
| liz, $40 pension certificates were issued during
the last fiscal year. Of this number 30, 1914
were original cases; 8,455 were Mexican war
claims under the act of January 29th, 1887;
10000 were "ampptation" cases under the
act Of August 9th, 1886, and 80, 107 were in
creased cases. The remainder were 're-
issue" restoration" or accrued claims.
| This showing is said to be the best ever made
by the Office.
The fireworks factory of P. ]. Keary &
Brothers, on Broadway, New York, was de-
stroyed on Saturday affernoan by o fire re-
sulting from an explosion of fireworks in the
basement The loss is estimated at 5000, 900.
Gustavus Hesler salesman, and Albert Files,
q clerk, persisted in the store. twenty-five
other employees, male and female, escaped.
Nine firemen were injured, but none fatally.
Another fire on Broadway, on Saturday even
ing, caused loss of $1T5, 900.
AT Montgomery, Alabama, on the Fourth,
the cornerstone of monument to Industry
was laid at Riverside, the new manufacturing
suburb, the monument being in commemora-
| ton of the establishment of Montgomery's
first iron furnace. John T., Morgan, United
| States Senator, made an address, which was
an elaborate argument against protective
tariff he contended that the iron furnaces
of Alabama need no tariff, and 10 would
rather no brick should ever be laid on yonder
| furnace than that 1t should be upheld by the
Protectionists.
Portland, Oregon, had an unprecedented
pyrotechnic celebration of the Fourth, in the
illumination Of the snow-c clad summit Of Mt.
Hood, II, 720 feet above sea level. party
of seven men assembled the mountain, carry
ing 100 pounds of ordinary red fire for the IL
Elimination. The party left Portland on Sat
urday, and it was arranged that after they
reached the mountain top, two of their mum
Der shonld remain there all night to touch off
tho patriotic fire. This was done at half. past
eleven o'clock on Monday night, and the light
was plainly seen in Portland, 81 miles distant
in d straight line. 1t is said the illumination
was seen eastward in Oregon distance Of rs
miles.
The Grand Army Feterana of Massachu-
sets on visit to the South, arrived in Rich
mond, Virginia, Monday night. They were
met at the depot and taken in charge by the
First Virginia Regiment Richmond Light In
taptry Blues, Richmond Howitzers, Stewart
Horse Guards, r. E. Lee Camp Of Confeder-
ate Veterans (who recently visited Boston,,
and Phil Kearney Post, No. IS, G. A. R. A
great crowd of people were present and the
New Englanders were enthusiastically re-
ceived when they stepped FROM the cars, and all
along the route TO the regimental armory.
The streets along which they passed were H.
Illuminated with eolored fires, and fireworks
were sent Of in profusion.
The worst drought for years has prevailed
in Illinois and Wisconsin, There has been
no soaking rain in the northern and central
counties Of Illinois since March, and the
roads are deep in dust, the pastures burnt
brown and the leaves on the trees shrivelled
up. Stunted yellowspears are the only eyi.
dence that corn had been planted, and fruits
ON the trees are wrinkled and dried to the
stem. Fires are burning in the woods, and
have caused the loss of many cattle. In
Henry and surrounding counties the drinking
water has been polluted, and the dried beds |
of the creeks are covered with decaying fish. |
Similar reports come from portions of Wis
,consin. Fine rains fell on Sunday and Mon
day.
An examination of the accounts of Levi
Bacon, financial clerk of the Interior Depart,
ment who died on the ODD nit shows n de-